Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
April 17, 2015
Submitted
April 20, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N663DN
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24992
Aircraft time
78,363 hours, 35,821 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
38,624 hours, 13,791 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt A/C Pack
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DESCENDING OUT OF FL330 TO FL270 CABIN ALTITUDE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CONTINUED DESCENT TO 10000, CABIN ALTITUDE REACH 10,500. CABIN ALTITUDE DROPPED BELOW 10,000 AS DESCENT CONTINUED THROUGH 20,000. CABIN STABILIZED AT 8500 FEET WHEN ACFT WAS AT 10,000 FEET. PASSENGER MASKS DIDN'T NOT DROP. CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED, RT PACK FCV, LT BLEED REPLACED HPSOV AND CONTROLLER MAINTENANCE IN PROGRESS.